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The Agaricales are an order of fungi in the division Basidiomycota. As originally conceived, the order contained all the agarics (gilled mushrooms), but subsequent research has shown that not all agarics are closely related and some belong in other orders, such as the Russulales and Boletales. Conversely, DNA research has also shown that many non-agarics, including some of the clavarioid fungi (clubs and corals) and gasteroid fungi (puffballs and false truffles) belong within the Agaricales. The order has 46 extant families, more than 400 genera, and over 25,000 described species, along with s

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Agaricales is an order of fungi within the class Agaricomycetes and phylum Basidiomycota. It belongs to the subphylum Agaricomycetidae. The taxon was described by Underw. in 1899 and holds an accepted status. Common names for this group include agarics, plaatjeszwammen, and listarji.

The order is found in marine and brackish habitats. Records indicate 11,927,230 occurrences. The name Agaricales has been referenced by 3,097 other encyclopedia articles.

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agarics

Agaricales

ORDER

  1. KingdomFungi
  2. PhylumBasidiomycota
  3. ClassAgaricomycetes
  4. OrderAgaricales
Habitatmarine, brackish
Observations recorded11,927,230

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Encyclopedic overview

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  • History, classification and phylogeny
  • Distribution and habitat
  • Genera ''incertae sedis''
  • See also
  • References
  • External links

The Agaricales are an order of fungi in the division Basidiomycota. As originally conceived, the order contained all the agarics (gilled mushrooms), but subsequent research has shown that not all agarics are closely related and some belong in other orders, such as the Russulales and Boletales. Conversely, DNA research has also shown that many non-agarics, including some of the clavarioid fungi (clubs and corals) and gasteroid fungi (puffballs and false truffles) belong within the Agaricales. The order has 46 extant families, more than 400 genera, and over 25,000 described species, along with six extinct genera known only from the fossil record. Species in the Agaricales range from the familiar Agaricus bisporus (cultivated mushroom) and the deadly Amanita virosa (destroying angel) to the coral-like Clavaria zollingeri (violet coral) and bracket-like Fistulina hepatica (beefsteak fungus).

==History, classification and phylogeny==

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